STI diagnoses in England

There were approximately 440,000 STI diagnoses made in England in 2014

Chlamydial infection was the most commonly diagnosed STI, accounting for 47 PER CENT of diagnoses

New diagnoses of gonorrhoea continued the sharp rise seen in recent years, exceeding 34,000 cases in 2014

New cases of gonorrhea among homossexuals have risen from 4,938 cases in 2010 to 18,029 in 2014.

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The report reads: ‘The number of diagnoses of STIs reported in MSM (men who have sex with other men) has risen sharply in recent years and accounts for the majority of increased diagnoses seen among men.

(Picture: PHE)

(Picture: PHE)

‘Syphilis diagnoses increased by 46 per cent in the past year (2,375 to 3,477), gonorrhoea diagnoses by 32 per cent (13,629 to 18,029), chlamydia diagnoses (from GUM and integrated GUM/SRH clinics) by 26 per cent (9,118 to 11,468), genital herpes diagnoses by 10 per cent (1,339 to 1,474) and genital warts diagnoses by 10 per cent (3,156 to 3,456).

However, in 2014 the total number of new cases of STIs diagnosed in England decreased by 0.3 per cent when compared to 2013.